“Freedom of speech no longer exists in Poland,” said Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the Law and Justice party, on Tuesday. The politician was referring to a decision by the District Court for Warsaw-Wola regarding a prison sentence for anti-communist opposition activist Adam Borowski.
On Tuesday, Judge Katarzyna Bień of the District Court for Warsaw-Wola ruled that Adam Borowski should be imprisoned for six months. The case concerns criticism of Roman Giertych that was expressed on the air of Telewizja Republika. Borowski’s defense lawyer, attorney Krzysztof Wąsowski, announced that he would file an appeal against the court’s decision.
The ruling by the Warsaw court sparked a wave of outrage. Right-wing activists, including the Gazeta Polska Clubs, as well as politicians, have expressed solidarity with Borowski. Among those commenting on the case was Jarosław Kaczyński, chairman of Law and Justice.
“Tusk’s system is crossing another line! A scandal—prison for expressing views, for an elderly anti-communist opposition activist, Adam Borowski,” he wrote on the X platform.
He added that “the overzealousness of some judges, seeking to curry favor with Tusk’s government, is characteristic of the times we live in.” “Freedom of speech in Poland no longer exists,” he assessed.
He also said: “Tusk called us ‘serial killers of women’ without any basis—was he ever convicted for those false words?”
It is worth recalling that Beata Dróżdż, head of the “GP” Club in Piotrków Trybunalski, announced protests following Tuesday’s court decision. “I think we all know what our task is regarding Adam Borowski, because he is a symbol of the fight against Tusk’s regime,” she stated.